Raising Resilient Children and Youth

Format: Pamphlet • Pack of 25

“Resilience” is the ability to recover from difficulties or change—to function as well as before and move forward. Many refer to this as “bouncing back” from challenges.

Young people’s resilience is determined by the interplay of their individual characteristics, the characteristics of the families in which they live, and the characteristics of their physical and social environments. Everyone has individual factors (e.g., adaptive skills, social skills, learning strengths) that help make them who they are and determine their levels of resilience. In addition, healthy, well-functioning families provide many of the elements young people need to succeed in life—and the environments in which they live (e.g., social conditions) can profoundly affect their health, growth and resilience.

This pamphlet identifies resilience-building tips that parents, teachers and others can use to enhance resiliency in various areas of young people’s lives.

Ordering from Ontario?Customers in Ontario may be eligible to receive a package of 25 copies for free when they order this resource for the first time. Please email your request to publications@camh.ca.